Seal



March 25, 1930. 5, J s vrrs 1,751,839

SEAL

Filed Feb. lee, 1927 37 Y Y i BMW Patented Mar. 25,- 1930 SIGMUND J.MOSKOVI'IS, or BAYONNE, NEw JERSEY SEAL Application filed February 26,1927'. serial No. 171,272.

This invention relates to an improved seal.

The object of the invention is the production of a seal, of soft metal,lead or the like, for a shackle or wire, which when compressed securelymaintains the shackle or wire locked to the seal and provides aconstruction which indicates tampering with or detachment of .the wirefrom the seal after having been pressed in place. The second object ofthe 1 invention is the production of a seal, with the ends of a shackleor wire bedded therein, and having configurations on its outer faceswhich will change or be destroyed when the shackle or Wire is removedtherefrom. d

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 represents a plan view of theimproved seal with its shackle or Wire before being pressed andconnected to an object; Fig. 2 shows a 29 side elevation of the sealwith its shackle as indicated in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 indicates a top planview of the seal with its shackle or wire after being pressed; Fig. 4represents a section of Fig. 3 on the line 4, 4; Fig. 5 is a viewsimilar to Fig.3 with a modification;

Fig. 6 shows a section of Fig. 5 onthe line 6, 6; Fig. 7 indicates aview similar to to Fig.

3 with a further modification and Fig; 8

indicates a section of Fig. 7 on the line 8, 8. Referring to Figs. 1 and2, the seal before being pressed is indicated with practically acylindrical head 20, which has extending from one end thereof therectangular shank 21, and from its other end the projection 22.

The top and bottom faces of the head and shank are flat and parallel andare indicated at 23,24. The side walls of the shank are shown at anditsend wall is indicated at 26, while the cylindrical end wall of thehead 20 is shown at 27. A shackle having the loop 28 is indicated withthe parallel members 29 and 30. Theend of the member 29 is indicated at31 before being out off, and

the end of the member is shown at 32.

The loop 28 in this instance extends through a piece of meat 33. Themember 30 in this instance is secured in the seal when being cast. Theshackle is then forced through forced through theopening 34 in the seal.

the piece of meat 33 and the member-29 is- The member 30 may also beloosely located in its opening 35 in the seal and may extend all the waythrough the seal as indicated for the member 29. One or both the faces23 and 24 may have a numeral as indicated at 36 cast therein orotherwise indicated thereon. The said numerals 36 will not be the sameon the different seals, but the numerals will run consecutively.Referring to Figs.

3, 4 after the members 29, and 30 are located I in place, the head 20and shank 21 are pressed, which in this instance forms indicia, in theform of letters 40, or numerals, in one or bothfaces of the head 20, andcavities or indentations 41, 42 are pressed in the faces 1 23 of theshank 21, and cavities or indentations 43, 44-and 45 are pressed in theother face 24 of the shank. It will be noted'that these indentations donot extend across the full width of the shank 7 from the side Walls 25'as well as from the end wall 26. At the same time the projection 22 andthe member 29 are cut off, to produce the uninterrupted smoothcylindrical endwall 27 for the head' 20. During the operation ofpressing the shank 21to form the indentations therein'the members 29 and30 of the shackle are pressed to a zigzag as indicated at 48, 49 and 50.The said zigzag is covered at all parts 51 and 52 of the metal of thesaid shank 21, and is composed of portions parallel to the faces 23 and24 and portions at right angles thereto.

It will be noted that the walls of the ini dentations 43, 44 and 45across the seal are perpendicular to the faces 23 and 24 and areparallel to the portions of the zigzag of the shackle thatareperpendicular to the faces 23 and 24.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, the head of the seal is again indicated at20 with its shank 21 having the side walls 25 and the end wall 26. Theshackle or wire is again 'indicated with its members 29 and 30. The

cavities or indentations in the opposite faces 23 and 24of theshank 20are again indicated at 41, 42, 43,44 and 45, and in addition theretothere is formed a rectangular pocket 55 extending from the face 23 andwe;

TENT" OFFICE 21, but are spaced thereof with portions 80 .to be taken asillustrative preferably before said indentations are made, and one sideof the zigzag 48, 49 andv 50 of both of the members 29 and 30 of theshackle are brought in view, so that it can be easily observed. Thelower ends of the zigzag are covered by the portions 52 of the metal ofsaid shank. Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, the head of the seal is againindi cated at 20 with its shank 21 having the side walls 25. The shackleor wire is again indicated with its members 29 and 30; The

indentations in the opposite faces of the shank 20 are again indicatedat 41, 42, 43, 44

and 45. The rectangular opening 56 is shown extending through the shank21 so that with this modification both sides of the zigzag 48, 49 and50, of both the members 29 and 30 of the shackle can be easily seen.

Various modifications may be made in the invention and the presentexemplification is and not limitative thereof. I

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim is:

In combination a seal having a fiat top face and a flat bottom face,saidfaces parallel to each other and a shackle having a pair of membersextending into the seal, each of the members of the shackle deformed toprovide a zigzag portion within the seal, each zigzag portion being inpart parallel to the faces of the seal and in part at right anglesthereto,-

said seal having indentations-extending from its opposite faces andspaced from the side and end walls of the seal, said indentations havingwalls parallel to and between the parts of the zigzag portions that areperpendicular to the faces of the seal.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

SIGMUND J. MOSKOVITS.

